OREANDA-NEWS. August 31, 2015.  Fitch Ratings affirms the SLC Student Loan Trust 2009-3 senior notes at 'AAAsf'. The Rating Outlook remains Stable.

KEY RATING DRIVERS
High Collateral Quality: The trust collateral comprises Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP) loans with guaranties provided by eligible guarantors and reinsurance provided by the U.S. Department of Education (ED) for at least 97% of principal and accrued interest. Fitch's current U.S. sovereign rating is 'AAA' with a Stable Outlook.

Sufficient Credit Enhancement: Credit Enhancement is provided by excess spread and overcollateralization (OC; the excess of the trusts asset balance over bond balance). As of May 2015, total parity is at the cash release level of 107.53%.

Adequate Liquidity Support: Liquidity support is provided by a reserve account, determined as the greater of 0.25% of the pool balance and \\$2,095,557. The reserve account is sized at \\$2,260,010 as of May 2015.

Acceptable Servicing Capabilities: Day to day servicing is provided by Navient Solutions, Inc. (formerly known as Sallie Mae, Inc.). In Fitch's opinion, it is an acceptable servicer of FFELP student loans.

RATING SENSITIVITIES
Since the FFELP student loan ABS relies on the U.S. government to reimburse defaults, 'AAAsf' FFELP ABS ratings will likely move in tandem with the 'AAA' U.S. sovereign rating. Aside from the U.S. sovereign rating, defaults and basis risk account for the majority of the risk embedded in FFELP student loan transactions. Additional defaults and basis shock beyond Fitch's published stresses could result in future downgrades. Likewise, a buildup of CE driven by positive excess spread given favorable basis factor conditions could lead to future upgrades.

DUE DILIGENCE USAGE
No third party due diligence was provided or reviewed in relation to this rating action.

Initial Key Rating Drivers and Rating Sensitivities further described in the New Issue Report published on December 15, 2009.

Fitch has affirmed the following rating:

SLC Student Loan Trust Series 2009-3:
--Class A at 'AAAsf'; Outlook Stable.